Upon Stilted Cities: The Battle for Langeles

Chronicles of the Great Migration #3

by Michael Kilman

The Ruins of Langeles are up for grabs, and two walking cities stand on the brink of war. Saud has arrived, Runner 17 is near death, the women of Nowhere are missing, and Roderick’s plot to destroy Manhatsten is underway. Never before has Manhatsten faced such danger. Enemies lurk both inside and outside the city, and there is an assassin in Daniels’s ranks. It will take all the power of the sisters of the Order of the Eye to protect the city. But Alexa Turon has seen the future and she knows what’s coming. She knows if they don’t do something, the city will fall. Can she and her new allies change the future or is too late to stop the inevitable?

386 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 17, 2018

About the author

I write speculative fiction and essays that use anthropology to explore how people and societies can transform toward more just, cooperative futures.

Through dystopian science fiction, dark fantasy horror, and cultural criticism, my work examines power, trauma, resistance, and the stories we tell about who we can become.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought book one and two were amazing, but this series only gets better every page I turn. As more details come to light about the intrigue and intricacies of the struggle to survive in this new world, I crave to know more and find out how these characters will fare on their journey; I am completely hooked on their personalities, and their individual evolution as they navigate these complexities. I am chomping at the bit for #4!!

[Chelsea Strabala · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the first two books in this series, I was hooked. It is very character-driven, which I personally love and prefer in any book I read. I enjoyed meeting new characters, discovering new plots, and getting to know what happened to characters after the end of book 2. This series was a surprise favorite for me, since I don't read a lot of sci-fi, but it is so much more than its genre. The author explores human desires as well and consequences, good and evil, and everything in between. I love this series, and can't wait to see where he takes it!